LA Riots, 1992: Finding Information Online

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Rodney King, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 launched a public dialogue about race relations in the United States, died Sunday at age 47. Jeffrey Brown, Patt Morrison of The Los Angeles Times and Darnell Hunt of the University of California, Los Angeles discuss his complicated life.​

The LA Riots are mostly associated with the beating by police of Rodney King, but have a deeper and more complex background. Offers a look at the background of Rodney King and the other causes to the LA Riots. ​